Tottenham are set to be forced to leave White Hart Lane for a season after a delay in the construction of their new stadium.

The club hoped to be in place in their new home for the 2017/18 season but a High Court challenge from one landowner, Archway Sheet Metal Ltd and the Josif family, has seen the construction programme revised.

This now means the club will likely have to move to another stadium for that campaign.

An official club statement read: "We should like to advise supporters that it is highly unlikely we shall be able to open the new stadium at the start of the 2017/2018 season.

"The club has revised its construction programme in order to take the shortest possible time to construct.

"This now therefore involves the club moving away from the Lane during construction for a period of one season, to start at the beginning of a season in order to comply with Premier League rules.

"We are currently undertaking due diligence on alternative stadium options."

Spurs plan to build a 56,250-capacity stadium next to the existing White Hart Lane ground, which holds around 36,240.

In July the club overcame a major hurdle after the government approved a compulsory purchase order allowing building work to begin.

Back in 2011, Tottenham lost out to West Ham in a bid to move to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford.

Whether sharing the Olympic Stadium with the Hammers, who move to the site in 2016, is an option remains to be seen.